yearling

(yirliŋ)

noun

  1. an animal one year old or in its second year
  2. Horse Racing a horse one year old: all thoroughbreds' birthdays are arbitrarily set at January 1, at which time a foal born on any date of the preceding year is reckoned one year old

adjective

being a year old

See yearling in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An animal that is one year old or has not completed its second year.
  2. A thoroughbred racehorse one year old dating from January 1 of the year in which it was foaled.
adjective
Being one year old.

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